Some fiction can affect us profoundly if we’re still alive.
I’d also recommend the Bible even though Job is admittedly fiction to many authorities, Jewish and Christian.
“Many” authorities?
The entire Bible is fiction to “many” authorities,seeing as how it includes mystical beasts (see Job, for example), and mythical personages, and magical miracles.
In their view, the only saving grace is its moral message. But seeing as they keep drawing the wrong moral message ffrom it, I have no real use for their opinions.
They could be right; I could be wrong. But my money goes the other way.